Federal Budget: Tony Greco on the tax revenue gap

Federal Budget: Tony Greco on the tax revenue gap

The ALP will have been in office for 11 months by Budget night and, having gone to the election with few tax measures – certainly not with ‘big bang’ tax reform – it’s restricted in what it has a mandate to change. It does need to make change, however, as it’s...
Cryptocurrency: Trading, tax and reporting

Cryptocurrency: Trading, tax and reporting

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett claimed five years ago that he would never invest in cryptocurrencies, predicting that the digital currency would come to a bad end. His Berkshire Hathaway partner Charlie Munger concurred, arguing that public interest was buoyed by...
5 accounting tips for charities and NFPs

5 accounting tips for charities and NFPs

Supporting charities and not-for-profits to achieve their goals can be extremely rewarding, but unique requirements govern these types of organisations. Brendan Lucas, Director of Next Dimension Accounting, works regularly with charities and NFPs – he’s been there to...
Retirement of Professor Christopher Symes, FIPA FFA

Retirement of Professor Christopher Symes, FIPA FFA

The University immediately bestowed on him the title Emeritus Professor. Professor Symes was a long-time member of the Institute of Public Accountants having first joined the Institute of Affiliate Accountants in 1979 and continued as a Fellow of the National...
Q&A: One lesson I’ve learnt – Sam Zervides

Q&A: One lesson I’ve learnt – Sam Zervides

Q: You arrived in Australia as a young refugee. Can you tell us about those early years, and how they shaped the professional you have grown into? My three siblings and I had a very blessed childhood until the Turkish military invasion of Cyprus, in the summer of...